Multi Nozzle Optimization in the Job Processor

[Jan]

Hi All!
With this e-mail I'd like to announce, that PR #1574
<https://github.com/openpnp/openpnp/pull/1574> has just been merged into
the OpenPnP test branch.
This PR adds multi nozzle optimization to the job processor and hence
shall only effects users of multi nozzle machines. Detailed information
can be found on the new job processing Wiki page at
https://github.com/openpnp/openpnp/wiki/job-processing.
Please note, that this PR has made some modifications to the
ReferencePushPullFeeder and the BlindsFeeder in order to read the next
pick location without actually feeding and moving the head. Even though
strong efforts have been taken to avoid any unintended side effects, all
users of this feeders - even thus of single nozzle machines - are
encouraged to take extra care when next using them after the update.
Shall you experience any unexpected behavior, please report it here.
There is an option in the job processors configuration wizard that
allows to disable the multi nozzle optimization. Please see the Wiki
mentioned above for details.
If you're unhappy with the modifications this PR introduces and wont to
downgrade, please note, that this PR adds the
"optimize-multiple-nozzles" option to the machine.xml. You may have to
remove it manually after the downgrade in case OpenPnP will not start
anymore.

Jan

[vespaman]

Hi Jan,

Super cool! 

Congrats to finishing this piece of work!

I'll certainly test it next week, if sooner.

Regards

 Micael